Hi there! I'm Cae and I'm an occasional writer and sometimes maker of random bits of LARP kit (I especially enjoy working in leather.) I recently decided to participate in the furry community a bit more, after lurking on the fringes and admiring the pretty pictures for years. I've just started working on a short swords 'n' sorcery (think Conan) tale featuring my character Raghna Frostspear, who is basically my fursona in her fantasy role-play get-up. I'm hoping to get at least a sample up in the next couple of days. I'm using the writing to develop a setting for pen 'n' paper role-playing and as an excuse to get my creative juices running through their slightly rusty and underused pipes.

I'm more than willing to trade words for art, either doing creative writing on a commission basis or including your characters in my stories. Just poke me if you're interested.

Love 'n' hugs,

Cae
xxx

Name: Jarl Raghna Frostspear

Synopsis: Raghna is the Jarl of the newly-founded hold of Snowvale, a role that she wasn't entirely sure she wanted. It passed to her a little less than a year ago when her uncle Bjarngeir named her his heir on his deathbed. Prior to that she was the captain of the Frostspear Mercenary Company and had won fame and fortune across the known world. A skilled warrior and renowned adventurer, she must now deal with the trials of leading the young settlement.

Species: European Badger

Gender: Female

Description: Raghna is a tall, powerfully-built badger, standing around six and a half feet tall. Her muscular physique is partly concealed beneath soft curves; she has ample breasts, wide hips and and generously padded arse. Her fur has the typical black, white and grey colouration of her species, although the long, layered hair on her head is dark red, with a side fringe that often falls in front of her right eye. Her bright blue eyes usually have a good-humoured shine, though it can change to a cold steel glint when she's angered. She is quick to smile and moves in an easy, confident manner.

Despite her status, she usually wears simple, practical clothing of leather and wool; most commonly a tunic cut above the knee and secured around the waist with a broad leather warrior's belt. When prepared for battle, she wears a sleeveless, knee-length mail shirt, split up the side to her waist for ease of movement, once again bound with a warrior's belt. Thick leather greaves and vambrace protect her arms and legs and a layered leather pauldron protects her left shoulder and upper arm. A simple leather band keeps the hair from her eyes. The leather is all expertly crafted, with tooled knotwork designs and runes of strength and protection.

Notable possessions: As a free fur of the Northern Kingdom, Raghna always carries a seaxe on her belt. It seems much older and simpler than the rest of her weapons and she often idly fingers the hilt while thinking. The seaxe, along with her other weapons, are her most prized possessions. She usually has a hatchet on her hip, like the seaxe, it's as much a tool as a weapon. Her weapon of choice in battle is a seven-foot spear, the head long and bladed for cutting as well as piercing. She uses it either alone, or one-handed with a wooden round shield, bossed with iron and rimmed with thick hide. Her final weapon is a heavy bastard sword which she carries on her back

Skills/Abilities/Powers: Raghna is a warrior of great skill and a renowned mercenary captain. As well as actually fighting, she is well versed in all aspects of warfare: tactics, strategy, logistics and all the other skills needed to lead a campaign. She is a practised hunter, although it has been many years since she had to rely on those skills and they are a little rusty. Although new to her position as Jarl, her years of battlefield leadership have held her in good stead and she is showing promise as a ruler and stateswoman.

She has one supernatural ability of note: like most badgers, she is capable of entering a berserk state known as bloodwrath, which brings great strength and ferocity in battle. More than that, she is blessed, or cursed, with a rare gift known as the warp-spasm. More than a berserk rage, it is a transformation into crazed beast of war. In this state, her muscles and bones bulge and grow, gaining at least a couple of feet in height and hundred of pounds in bodyweight. The upper limit of her growth is unknown and it is rumoured that those in the throes of warp-spasm may display other mutations. Her years of experience have enabled Raghna to suppress the warp-spasm, she will rarely lose control, only true threats to her life or those under her protection are enough to overcome her training.

Personality: Raghna has the relaxed confidence possessed by those who know they have nothing to prove. She is a warm and cheerful fur, even as a leader, although that doesn't prevent her making tough decisions when necessary. Genuinely protective and caring of the furs resident at the hold, she sees her role as one of responsibility to the people, not of rulership. Slow to anger, unless her charges are threatened, her temper is fierce when roused and often results in bloodshed.